Anime Underground The 13 Best Anime Like Cowboy Bebop

It's one of the greatest anime of all time, but what should you watch after finishing Cowboy Bebop? Since it's such an iconic show, let's rank the best recommendations for anime similar toCowboy Bebop.

Cowboy Bebop is one of those classic anime series that everyone has to see at least once. After all, who wouldn't like a show about bounty hunters in space? It was iconic for its strange characters and their dark pasts that would clash as they worked together. It may seem strange to leave space for Edo Period Japan, but Samurai Champloo is actually a great anime that is similar to Cowboy Bebop. Mugen, Jin, and Fuu are not so dissimilar from the Bebop crew, and the juxtaposition of samurai and hip-hop music is similar to what Bebop does with space and jazz. If those aren't enough similarities, both are directed by Shinichiro Watanabe!

When you finish Cowboy Bebop, it feels like a huge blow. However, we have plenty of great recommendations on this list, and the best part is they are ranked by your votes. Vote up the anime like Cowboy Bebop on this list that you would want other fans to check out.

While Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo both have very different settings, they share a lot of stylistic similarities and character personalities. If you love a hodgepodge group of people who sort of become friends along a journey and the hip-hop/jazz style music that accompanies it, you should check out this show. Through a series of events, the clumsy waitress Fuu saves the lives of two samurai whom she then hires to be her bodyguards. She has one mission she needs their help to complete: to find the samurai that smells of sunflowers.

Music is one of the biggest parts of Cowboy Bebop; it was literally created to help tell the story, after all. So if you want a new anime series that has good music, a good storyline, and a character you can't help but love, you should check out Trigun. Vash is said to be a "Humanoid Typhoon" that lays to waste cities just for fun. In truth, he's actually a huge softie that loves donuts. The story is about his trio and their misadventures on the wasteland planet Gunsmoke while legendary assassins try to chase them down. Vash, much like Spike, does have a horrifying past that will come to light. Plus, the gun fights in this are very entertaining, much like Cowboy Bebop!

Space, crime, and adventure is what Cowboy Bebop is all about! Another anime series that has the same themes in it is definitely Outlaw Star; the next anime that should be on your watch list. In a futuristic setting, we meet Gene who has always wanted to be the pilot of his own ship. But, you should always be careful what you wish for. After taking a job from an unknown outlaw, Gene and his partner find themselves aboard the infamous ship, the Outlaw Star.

The story behind each character in Cowboy Bebop usually revolves around some kind of dark tragedy, at least for the most part. And often, there are episodes that really make you feel things because of how people's individual stories went. This same brand of darkness and character development is also found in Black Lagoon; an equally dark and interesting story. Rokurou was your average businessman until he's captured by pirates. He decides to join the crew after a negotiation gone wrong and live out the harsh, but eventful life they seem to have.